Where does Ashby Monk work?

Ashby Monk is at Social Impact Capital.

What check size does Ashby Monk write?

Ashby Monk typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.

What companies has Ashby Monk invested in?

Investments tracked here include Deception And Truth Analysis, Enduring Planet, Index, Addepar, Ethic, Kensho, Long Game, Nfinita, Real Capital Innovation (Acquired by Addepar).

Where did Ashby Monk go to school?

Ashby Monk studied at University of Oxford (PhD, Economic Geography); University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne (MA, International Economics); Princeton University (AB, Economics).

Does Ashby Monk lead rounds?

Yes — Ashby Monk has led 3 tracked investments.

Ashby Monk

Investor

Investor at Social Impact Capital · Senior Research Engineer at Stanford University

Los Gatos, California

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $400K

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Experience

Stanford Long-Term Investing (SLTI)Executive & Research Directorcurrent2021 — present
Stanford UniversitySenior Research Engineercurrent2014 — present
Stanford UniversityExecutive & Research Director, Global Projects Center2011 — 2021Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford UniversityResearch Engineer2011 — 2014
KDX Management LLCAssistant To The Traveling Secretarycurrent2023 — present
Town of Los GatosChair, Finance Commissioncurrent2026 — present
Town of Los GatosVice Chair, Finance Commission2025 — 2026
Town of Los GatosResident Member, Finance Commission2024 — 2025
AudacityFounding Advisor & Investorcurrent2025 — present
Shelton AICo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
FutureProof TechnologiesSenior Advisorcurrent2021 — present
FutureProof TechnologiesCo-Founder, Board Member2018 — 2021
Deception And Truth Analysis (D.A.T.A.), IncFounding Advisor, Board Membercurrent2021 — present
Net PurposeFounding Advisor, Board Membercurrent2019 — present
Alpha Vista Financial ServicesBoard Member2017 — 2026
AddeparSenior Advisor2023 — 2025
AddeparHead of Research2021 — 2023
Long GameCo-Founder2015 — 2022
Real Capital InnovationCo-Founder2017 — 2021
Aligned IntermediaryCo-Founder, Chairman2015 — 2019
University of OxfordPost Doc / Research Associate2008 — 2017
Boston CollegeResearch Fellow2008 — 2009
Oxford AnalyticaInternational Economy Editor2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Strategy39Research52Pension Funds17Economics67Venture Capital35Institutional Investors3Angel Investing2Institutional Investments30Emerging Markets62Private Equity35International Relations8Business Strategy21

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Financial ModelingEconometricsEquitiesValuationHedge FundsInvestment BankingCorporate FinanceFixed IncomeSWFDrawingInvestmentsBushcraft

Languages English · French

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Investments

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Deception And Truth AnalysisEnduring PlanetIndex

Investor

AddeparEthicKensho Long Game NfinitaReal Capital Innovation (Acquired by Addepar)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashby Monk?: Investor at Social Impact Capital
Where does Ashby Monk work?: Ashby Monk is at Social Impact Capital.
What check size does Ashby Monk write?: Ashby Monk typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
What companies has Ashby Monk invested in?: Investments tracked here include Deception And Truth Analysis, Enduring Planet, Index, Addepar, Ethic, Kensho, Long Game, Nfinita, Real Capital Innovation (Acquired by Addepar).
Where did Ashby Monk go to school?: Ashby Monk studied at University of Oxford (PhD, Economic Geography); University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne (MA, International Economics); Princeton University (AB, Economics).
Does Ashby Monk lead rounds?: Yes — Ashby Monk has led 3 tracked investments.

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Also attended University of Oxford1,759

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia Heritage Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Erin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures Jan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at Stanford Long-Term Investing (SLTI)2

Jonah ZahndGuild Member at Serac Ventures Mark DanielFounder of StatusHawk · Thiel Fellow 2013

Also worked at Stanford University1,150

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